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Mineral Resources and Energy
Ex-mineworkers: oversight priorities; Committee Report on ex-mineworkers meeting in East London
28 Oct 2015
The Portfolio Committees on Mineral Resources and Labour met jointly to discuss oversight priorities for issues affecting ex-mineworkers. The Co-Chairperson set out the history of debates and discussions on ex-mineworkers, indicating that during the Taking Parliament to the People event in 2007, the Speaker had been approached by mineworkers, who ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage: Agriculture Sector - discussion document by Research Unit
21 Oct 2015
The Research Unit Content Advisor gave the Portfolio Committee on Labour a presentation on the National Minimum Wage discussion document.
He said the impact of a minimum wage on sectors of employment such as the agricultural economy included a reduction in hours worked, a reduction in non-wage benefits, a reduction ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour on its Quarter 1 2015/16 performance & 2014 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) progress
23 Sep 2015
The Department of Labour briefed the Committee on the Quarter 1 performance and on progress with the recommendations made by the Committee in the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR).
Quarter 1 target performance for contribution to employment creation was 44%; promotion of equity in the labour market was 50%; ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour and its entities 1st Quarter performance: research report; 2014/15 Audit by Auditor-General South Africa
22 Sep 2015
The Appropriations Committee Researcher provided a brief analysis of the expenditure review of the Department of Labour (DOL) for the past five years, including the first quarter expenditure for the 2015/16 financial year.
The DOL spent 99.5 % of its budget in 2010, but achieved only 43.4 % of its ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour Audit Report on Cape Town building lease; Universities/CCMA MOA on Labour Dispute Resolution Standards
9 Sep 2015
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) reported back on the history and process of the lease arrangements for the Cape Town office, which had been previously queried by the Committee. It had awarded a tender bid to Potlako Properties on 7 January 2013. Potlako subsequently changed its ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Legislation passed in Fourth Parliament: National Minimum Wage: workshop
2 Sep 2015
•The workshop on labour law changes made during the Fourth Parliament brought the Committee up-to-speed on what had been achieved:
• The Labour Relations Amendment Act of 2014 amended provisions dealing with collective rights, picketing rules, Essential Services Committee, minimum services, appointment of an administrator, Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and ...
Employment and Labour
Mitchells Plan & Nyanga Labour Centres: Department of Labour response to Committee recommendations
18 Aug 2015
The Department of Labour had been requested to make a response to the findings of the Committee on various labour centres, but rather than confining itself to a report only on the Mitchells Plain and Nyanga Labour Centres, the Department described the problems overall, what had been done to address ...
Employment and Labour
UIF Labour Activation Programme: Department of Labour briefing
12 Aug 2015
The Department of Labour (DoL) briefed the Committee on the Labour Activation Programme of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), introduced by government to mitigate the impact of unemployment and poverty. The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) had identified the opportunity to participate in the labour market programme as supported by Section ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage Workshop: day 1
23 Jun 2015
The workshop revolved around gathering input, comment and material from the public around the issue of a national minimum wage. This discussion was important, given that sectoral minimum wages had been running successfully for over ten years.
The presentation from the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU) ...
Employment and Labour
Nedlac Forensic Audit Report; Committee Report on Labour Relations Amendment Private Member’s Bill
17 Jun 2015
Nedlac said the forensic investigation emanated from a letter from the Department of Labour dated 8 November 2011, submitted to the former Chairperson of the Nedlac Audit Committee. The letter raised a number of alleged irregularities at Nedlac and the Audit Committee at its meeting on 17 January 2012 decided ...